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2016
CaroTimm

music Favorite 

music and performances are a really good way to represent issues and problems that we are having as it can touch people in so many ways and also be expressed in so many different forms and ways that you can find a way for it to affect most people. music can be expressed in different forms and in different beats to stimulate different emotions, for example we can make it in a way that emotional and touches people but also can express it in a form that's light weight and subtle which still makes people think about issues at hand.

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This Historic Marian Anderson Performance Made Her an Icon of the Civil Rights Movement
Practitioner
Marian Anderson
Date
Apr 9 1939

Marian Anderson, the legendary African American contralto, sang at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in 1939 after she was refused a performance at Washington’s Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution because she was black. Over 75,000 people attended the performance, which was broadcast live on the radio and arranged in part by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with the support of her husband, President Franklin D.

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BLOOD. by Kendrick Lamar
Practitioner
Kendrick Lamar
Date
Apr 14 2017

Kendick Lamar is known as one of the most prolific, and socially conscious, rappers of our time. 'BLOOD.' is the second track off of Lamar's iconic album 'DAMN.' from 2017. What makes this song stand out is the sample used at the end of part one of the song.

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Send it On Disney Channel Project
Practitioner
Disney
Date
Aug 11 2009

"Send It On" is a song recorded by American recording artists Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez from charity project Disney's Friends for Change. The track's producers Adam Anders and Peer Åström co-wrote it with Nikki Hassman. The song was released on August 11, 2009 by Walt Disney and Hollywood Records as a charity single in order to benefit international environmental associations.

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Kendrick Lamar Opens the 2018 Grammys with a Powerful and Political Performance
Practitioner
Kendrick Lamar
Date
Jan 28 2018

DAMN. Kendrick Lamar opened the 2018 GRAMMYs with a powerful and political performance of his hit, "XXX.'" The rapper featured an army of face-covered soldiers marching in the background of an American flag, that quickly turned into a "satire" taking a jab at the current political climate in the United States.

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10 Rappers Turned Social Activists-Vince Staples
Practitioner
Vince Staples
Date
Jul 11 2016

Vince Staples mentioned Long Beach's Ramona Park approximately 80 times on his debut album Summertime '06 and even allotted the park two of its own tracks: "Ramona Park Legend Pt. 1" and "Ramona Park Legend Pt. 2." "The sun come down and guns come out, you know Ramona Park."

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Discwoman
Practitioner
Discwoman
Date
Sep 1 2014

Founded by Frankie Hutchinson, Emma Burgess-Olson and Christine Tran, Discwoman is a New York-based platform, collective, and booking agency—representing and showcasing cis women, trans women and genderqueer talent in electronic music. Started as a two-day festival in September 2014 at Bossa Nova Civic Club Discwoman has since produced and curated events in 15+ cities—working with over 150 DJs and producers to-date.

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Beyonce's Lemonade
Practitioner
Beyonce
Date
Feb 1 2016

In a single hour, Beyoncé's Lemonade re-wrote the textbook definition of what a visual album should look like. The genre-bending music it introduced will define the struggles a generation was enduring in 2016, specifically for black women. The project transcends every definition pop has ever had; blending R&B, contemporary rock, country, reggae, soul and hip-hop in its 12 tracks, occasionally fusing several of these into a single song.

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Thriller Protest
Practitioner
Chilean students
Date
Jun 24 2011

The following is a description of the action that Huffington post published online on 6/25/2011:

"Student demonstrators took to the streets of Santiago dressed as goblins and ghouls from Michael Jackson’s 'Thriller' video in their latest spirited pursuit of higher education reforms."

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Music video in support of gay marriage rights
Practitioner
Sam Smith
Date
Feb 5 2015

Grammy nominee and Rolling Stone cover star Sam Smith unveiled the video for his new single "Lay Me Down," the latest track off his platinum-selling debut album In the Lonely Hour. The video, filmed at the parish church of St.

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Corporations Ain't People
Practitioner
Backbone Campaign
Date
Sep 14 2010

Corporations Ain’t People: A Musical Protest 

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